NAACP

Teamsters President Hoffa Joins NAACP Chair Julian Bond for Release of NAACP Report Documenting Racial Discrimination by MLB’s Cap Manufacturer

January 28, 2008 -- (Washington, D.C.) – Today, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond and Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa asked Major League Baseball (MLB) to intervene with the MLB’s exclusive on-field cap manufacturer, New Era Cap, in an effort to end racial discrimination and worker rights violations in New Era’s distribution center in Mobile, Alabama.    » read more »

On Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Edwards Calls On Americans To Speak Out Against Injustice And Inequality

Huffman Supports Clinton as "staunch advocate for rights of all Americans"

1/14/2008 -- LOS ANGELES, CA - The Clinton campaign today announced the endorsement of Alice Huffman, President of the California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP.) The endorsement comes on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s birthday. Senator Clinton delivered a speech in honor of the national holiday today at an SEIU celebration in New York City.    » read more »

Coalition Offers Plan to Restore the American Dream Bring End to Predatory Practices

The nation’s largest civil rights organizations in conjunction with multiple community-based and consumer advocacy groups demand that millions of Americans be granted immediate relief from the nation’s mortgage crisis.    » read more »

November 30, 2007 -- AUGUSTA – Maine Governor John E. Baldacci and Joseph Perry, President of the Bangor Chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), today issued a joint statement regarding the recent threat against NAACP members. The threat from a single individual in the Bangor area has resulted in the cancelation of the community’s Kwanzaa celebration.

The joint statement follows.

“There is no place in Maine for this kind of hatred. We will not stand aside and allow intolerance to infiltrate our communities.    » read more »

Michelle Obama to Attend NAACP Reception

November 10, 2007 -- Des Moines, IA -- Today, November 10th, Senator Barack Obama will complete his five-day "Change We Can Believe In" tour with stops at the Iowa Farmer's Union, a pre-JJ rally with Grammy winner John Legend, and the Jefferson Jackson Dinner.

Senator Obama's wife, Michelle, will join Barack as they rally Iowans before the Jefferson Jackson Dinner. Following the rally, Michelle Obama will attend an NAACP reception in Des Moines before joining Senator Obama at the Jefferson Jackson Dinner.    » read more »

10/29/2007 -- LOS ANGELES -Civil rights leader and Clinton Campaign Chair Congressman John Lewis addressed the California NAACP conference Saturday, outlining Hillary Clinton's 35-year record fighting for children and families and her commitment to expanding opportunity for all Americans.

During his remarks, Rep. Lewis highlighted Clinton's commitment to protecting civil rights, improving our schools, defending affirmative action and rebuilding the road to the middle class for African Americans.    » read more »